The Foundations of Social Work Knowledge [Hardcover]

Frederic G. Reamer (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 15, 1994

Leading social work educators explain the essential components of the social work curriculum: social work practice, policy and services, human behavior in the social environment, research and evaluation, field education, ethics, oppression and social injustice, and diversity and populations at risk, including ethnic minorities and people of color, women, lesbians and gays, and people with disabilities.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Given the great diversity of ideas about what social work is and should be, and what social workers should know, it takes a good deal of courage to prepare a volume like The Foundations of Social Work Knowledge. Professor Reamer has brought together an eminent group of scholars to do this and the result is impressive. This book should generate a lively debate among professionals, educators, and students.

(Harry Specht, University of California, Berkeley )

About the Author

Frederic G. Reamer is a professor in the School of Social Work at Rhode Island College. He is the author of Social Work Values and Ethics, Social Work Malpractice and Liability, The Philosophical Foundations of Social Work, and Ethical Dilemmas in Social Service; co-author of Rehabilitating Juvenile Justice; and editor of AIDS and Ethics and The Foundations of Social Work Knowledge. He is also the author of the recently published Ethical Standards in Social Work: Commentary on the NASW Code of Ethics.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 496 pages
• Publisher: Columbia University Press (April 15, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0231080344
• ISBN-13: 978-0231080347
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,668,014 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)